Nigerian Activists Mobilize to End Gender-Based Violence at Work

June 26, 2023 00:06:06
Nigerian Activists Mobilize to End Gender-Based Violence at Work
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Nigerian Activists Mobilize to End Gender-Based Violence at Work

Jun 26 2023 | 00:06:06

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Show Notes

  After a coalition of unions and human rights organizations successfully campaigned for Nigeria’s government to ratify a global treaty on violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH), they knew that was just a first step toward ensuring violence-free workplaces in the country. Now, the hard work begins to implement the protections in International Labor Organization Convention 190, (C190), speakers said during a panel sponsored by the International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network. “The campaign does not stop at ratification. It must grow at the grassroots level, at the [factory] floor level, at […]

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